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    Assaulting An 'Adulterous' Ex-Wife Doesn't Merit Jail Time, Portuguese Court Says

    A court of appeals in Porto justified a suspended sentence for a man who beat his ex with a nail-studded bat. The judges noted that the Bible says an adulterous woman should be put to death.
    by Camila Domonoske Oct 24, 2017 2 minutes

    A Portuguese man convicted of assaulting his ex-wife will face no jail time — after an appeals court, citing the fact that his former wife was "adulterous," and noting that the Bible calls for adulterous women to be put to death, upheld his suspended sentence.

    The judges called adultery a "serious attack" on

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